Infidels often look for any excuse to rationalize an affair. One of those is claiming that it is ‘therapeutic’. In claiming therapeutic benefit, those who indulge often claim it improves their marriage. It will definitely change the marriage, but changes like affairs are often unpredictable. They do not go in the direction hoped for. Much like when an alcoholic starts their binge, they never know where it will end up. Once an affair starts, the parties are not able to predict how or where things will end up. In the event they are, they were using the affair as a smokescreen to manipulate the parties involved.
Since affairs involve manipulation and using people, it is not totally surprising that some will use the therapeutic excuse to make their behavior sound acceptable. Few people openly accept responsibility, especially when it involves the poor choices involved in affairs.
It is true that affairs can be survived. The marriage can be stronger after an affair than before the affair. These are possible outcomes, but these outcomes are not always what occurs. These outcomes are also not worth the risks taken and the damage done to the relationship. Affair will likely get you into therapy, but that does not make it therapeutic.
Best Regards,
Jeff Murrah
